What can mendelian randomisation tell us about modifiable behavioural and environmental exposures?

‘Mendelian randomization’: can genetic epidemiology contribute to understanding environmental determinants of disease?*

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Homocysteine and cardiovascular disease: evidence on causality from a meta-analysis

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A strategy to reduce cardiovascular disease by more than 80%

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Mendelian randomization: prospects, potentials, and limitations

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Problems of reporting genetic associations with complex outcomes

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5, 10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene Variants and Congenital Anomalies: A HuGE Review

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Epidemiological methods for studying genes and environmental factors in complex diseases

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Those confounded vitamins: what can we learn from the differences between observational versus randomised trial evidence?

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Rise and fall of modern medicine

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Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Gene Is a Risk Factor for Myocardial Infarction in Japanese Men.

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Exposome-Wide Association Studies: A Data-Driven Approach for Searching for Exposures Associated with Phenotype

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Genetically Predicted Serum Iron Status Is Associated with Altered Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus among European Populations

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An Overview of Methods and Exemplars of the Use of Mendelian Randomisation in Nutritional Research

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What have we learned from prospective cohort studies of asthma in children?

Henderson, A. J. (2008) · Chronic Respiratory Disease · doi:10.1177/1479972308097327 · Cited by 9

Genetics of Personality

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The relationship between major depressive disorder and dementia: A bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Hu, Y., Zou, Y., Zhang, M., Yan, J., Zheng, Y., & Chen, Y. (2024) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2024.03.149 · Cited by 11

Application of mendelian randomization in ocular diseases: a review

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C-reactive protein and prospective cardiometabolic risk: observational and Mendelian randomization study of ischemic stroke and all-cause death

Rolver, M. G., Emanuelsson, F., Nordestgaard, B. G., & Benn, M. (2025) · Cardiovascular Diabetology · doi:10.1186/s12933-025-03028-5 · Cited by 8

Approach–Avoidance Theories of Personality

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An evaluation of the genetic-matched pair study design using genome-wide SNP data from the European population

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Genetic association studies and the effect of misclassification and selection bias in putative confounders

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Genetics, sleep and memory: a recall-by-genotype study of ZNF804A variants and sleep neurophysiology

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Personality and Politics

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Association of C-Reactive Protein With Blood Pressure

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Identification of 370 genetic loci for age at first sex and birth linked to externalising behaviourPreprint

Mills, M. C., Tropf, F. C., Brazel, D. M., van Zuydam, N. R., Vaez, A., Pers, T. H., Snieder, H., Perry, J. R. B., Ong, K. K., den Hoed, M., et al. (2020) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2020.05.06.081273 · Cited by 8

Genetic evidence for vitamin D and cardiovascular disease: choice of variants is critical.

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Genetically predicted inflammatory proteins and the risk of atrial fibrillation: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study

Ma, Z., Chen, Q., Liu, Z., Li, X., Zhang, H., & Feng, X. (2024) · Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine · doi:10.3389/fcvm.2024.1375750 · Cited by 7

Tea intake and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease risk: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study

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Examining Overweight and Obesity as Risk Factors for Common Mental Disorders Using Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated (FTO) Genotype-Instrumented Analysis

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Habitual coffee consumption and cognitive function: a Mendelian randomization meta-analysis in up to 415,530 participants

Zhou, A., Taylor, A. E., Karhunen, V., Zhan, Y., Rovio, S., Lahti, J. M. T., Sjögren, P., Byberg, L., Lyall, D. M., AUVINEN, J. P., et al. (2018) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-018-25919-2 · Cited by 14

Conceptual and Historical Perspectives

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Analysis of Tryptophan and Its Main Metabolite Kynurenine and the Risk of Multiple Cancers Based on the Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Analysis

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Sociogenomics: theoretical and empirical challenges of integrating molecular genetics into sociological thinking

Mills, M. C. (2022) · Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · doi:10.4337/9781789909432.00022 · Cited by 8

Genetic proxies for calcium channel blockers and cancer: a Mendelian randomization study

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Type 2 diabetes and the risk of synovitis-tenosynovitis: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Guo, J., Peng, C., He, Q., & Li, Y. (2023) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1142416 · Cited by 7

Oily fish and raw vegetable consumption can decrease the risk of AQP4-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: a Mendelian-randomization study

Wang, S., Pan, L., Wu, R., Shao, Y., Xue, M., Zhu, H., Min, W., Zheng, X., Liang, Y., & Zhu, M. (2023) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-023-36372-1 · Cited by 7

Risk factors associated with temporomandibular joint disorder: A mendelian randomization analysis

Yan, Q., Liao, L., & He, D. (2024) · Journal of Oral Rehabilitation · doi:10.1111/joor.13795 · Cited by 7

Longitudinal studies to detect gene×environment interactions in common disease – Bang for your buck? A commentary on Chaufan's “How much can a large population study on genes, environments, their interactions and common diseases contribute to the health of the American people?” (65:8, 1730–1741(2007))

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Potential role of SNP rs2071475 in rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease in the East Asian population: a Mendelian randomization study

Wang, B., Xiong, Y., Ren, L., & Zhang, S. (2023) · Inflammopharmacology · doi:10.1007/s10787-023-01363-1 · Cited by 6

Causal relationship between allergic rhinitis and otitis media: A Mendelian randomization study

Wang, F., Yu, C., & Liu, R. (2024) · Medicine · doi:10.1097/md.0000000000039671 · Cited by 9

The association between constipation and anxiety: a cross-sectional study and Mendelian randomization analysis

Huang, Y., Wang, Y., Xu, B., Zeng, Y., Chen, P., Huang, Y., & Liu, X. (2025) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1543692 · Cited by 8

Microbiome genetics links short-chain fatty acids to metabolic diseases

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Personality, Preferences and Socioeconomic Behavior

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A translational framework of genoproteomic studies for cardiovascular drug discovery

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You are what you eat: of fish, fat and folate in late-life psychiatric disorders

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Nutrición en la era de la genómica: hacia una alimentación personalizada

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Assessing the Causality between Blood Pressure and Retinal Vascular Caliber through Mendelian Randomisation

Li, L., Liao, J., Cheung, C. Y.-L., Ikram, M. K., Tai, E. S., Wong, T. Y., & Cheng, C. (2016) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep22031 · Cited by 7

Causal Inference between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Breast Cancer in East Asian and European Population: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization

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Cigarette Smoking Behavior a Gateway to Opium Use Disorder: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis

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Temperament and Brain Networks of Attention

Rothbart, M. K., Posner, M. I., & Sheese, B. E. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108264822.016 · Cited by 8

Accuracy in Person Perception

Biesanz, J. C., & Wallace, J. D. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108264822.006 · Cited by 7

On Track? Using the Human Genome Epidemiology Roadmap

Little, J., & Hawken, S. (2010) · Public Health Genomics · doi:10.1159/000279627 · Cited by 6

Poly-Exposure and Poly-Genomic Scores Implicate Prominent Roles of Non-Genetic and Demographic Factors in Four Common Diseases in the UKPreprint

He, Y., Lakhani, C. M., Manrai, A. K., & Patel, C. J. (2019) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/833632 · Cited by 5

A gut microbiome-kidney-heart axis predictive of future cardiovascular diseases

Chechi, K., Chakaroun, R., Myridakis, A., Forslund, S. K., Fromentin, S., Nielsen, T., Aron‐Wisnewsky, J., Belda, E., Prifti, E., Lassen, P. B., et al. (2026) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-026-69405-0 · Cited by 6

Dietary factors and the risk of atopic dermatitis: a Mendelian randomisation study

Che, Y., Yuan, J., Wang, Q., Liu, M., Tang, D., Chen, M., Xiao, X., Pang, Y., Chen, S., Han, W., et al. (2024) · British Journal Of Nutrition · doi:10.1017/s0007114524000436 · Cited by 6

Population Neuroscience: Principles and Advances

Paus, T. (2024) · Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · doi:10.1007/7854_2024_474 · Cited by 5

Causal relationships between dyslexia and the risk of eight dementias

Zhu, P., Gao, S., Wu, S., Li, X., Huang, C., Chen, Y., & Liu, G. (2024) · Translational Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/s41398-024-03082-9 · Cited by 6

Summarizing attributable factors and evaluating risk of bias of Mendelian randomization studies for Alzheimer’s dementia and cognitive status: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Meng, X., Li, X., Cao, M., Dong, J., Wang, H., Cao, W., Liu, D., & Wang, Y. (2025) · Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1186/s13643-025-02792-5 · Cited by 6

Genetic effect of metformin use on risk of cancers: evidence from Mendelian randomization analysis

Chen, Y., Bai, B., Ye, S., Gao, X. H., Zheng, X., Ying, K., Pan, H., & Xie, B. (2023) · Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome · doi:10.1186/s13098-023-01218-3 · Cited by 5

Genetically determined circulating micronutrients and the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Liu, K., Chen, Y., Chen, J., Chen, W., Sun, X., Mao, Y., & Ye, D. (2024) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-024-51609-3 · Cited by 5

Personality in Clinical Psychology

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States and Situations, Traits and Environments

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Hyperopia Is Not Causally Associated With a Major Deficit in Educational Attainment

Plotnikov, D., Sheehan, N. A., Williams, C., Atan, D., & Guggenheim, J. A. (2021) · Translational Vision Science & Technology · doi:10.1167/tvst.10.12.34 · Cited by 7

Mendelian randomization analysis to elucidate the causal relationship between small molecule metabolites and ovarian cancer risk

Chang, X., Liu, S., & Han, L. (2023) · Frontiers in Oncology · doi:10.3389/fonc.2023.1291033 · Cited by 5

The Impact of Withholding Cost-Effective Early Treatments, such as Vitamin D, on COVID-19: An Analysis Using an Innovative Logical ParadigmThe Impact of Withholding Cost-Effective Early Treatments, such as Vitamin D, on COVID-19: An Analysis Using an Inno

Polonowita, A. K., & Wimalawansa, S. J. (2023) · World Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences · doi:10.53346/wjapls.2023.5.2.0080 · Cited by 5

Assessing pleiotropy and mediation in genetic loci associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Parker, M. M., Lutz, S. M., Hobbs, B. D., Busch, R. S., McDonald, M., Castaldi, P. J., Beaty, T. H., Hokanson, J. E., Silverman, E. K., & Cho, M. H. (2019) · Genetic Epidemiology · doi:10.1002/gepi.22192 · Cited by 5

Letter by Timpson et al Regarding Article, “Contribution of Clinical Correlates and 13 C-Reactive Protein Gene Polymorphisms to Interindividual Variability in Serum C-Reactive Protein Level”

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Exploring Pathogenic Genes in Frozen Shoulder through weighted gene co-expression network analysis and Mendelian Randomization

wen, D., Li, B., Guo, S., Chen, L., & Chen, B. (2024) · International Journal of Medical Sciences · doi:10.7150/ijms.98505 · Cited by 4

Bidirectional causal relationship between hypercholesterolemia and ischemic heart disease: a Mendelian randomization study

Jiang, Y., Yu, W., Zhou, J., & Dong, X. S. (2023) · Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine · doi:10.3389/fcvm.2023.1302282 · Cited by 4

What can we conclude about the effect of parental income on offspring mental health?

Biele, G., de Aguas, J., & Pérez, T. V. (2022) · International Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/ije/dyac144 · Cited by 4

Anti-Müllerian Hormone and Cardiometabolic Disease in Women: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study

Verdiesen, R. M. G., von Berg, J., Said, M. A., van der Harst, P., Mahajan, A., van Gils, C. H., van der Schouw, Y. T., & Onland‐Moret, N. C. (2022) · Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine · doi:10.31083/j.rcm2308269 · Cited by 4

Body mass index and risk of inflammatory breast disease: a Mendelian randomization study

Zeng, J., Wei, C., Wang, X., & Zhang, G. (2023) · Nutrición Hospitalaria · doi:10.20960/nh.04746 · Cited by 7

Diet-derived circulating antioxidants and risk of epilepsy: A study combining metabolomics and mendelian randomization

Liang, Z., Lou, Y., Zheng, Z., Guo, Q. J., & Liu, S. (2024) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26813 · Cited by 4

Causal relationship between diabetes mellitus, glycemic traits and Parkinson’s disease: a multivariable mendelian randomization analysis

Wang, Q., Cai, B., Zhong, L., Intirach, J., & Chen, T. (2024) · Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome · doi:10.1186/s13098-024-01299-8 · Cited by 4

Mendelian Randomization and Transcriptome Data Analysis Reveal Bidirectional Causal Relationships and Mechanisms between Type 2 Diabetes and Gastric Cancer

Ma, J., Gao, Y., Hou, S., Cui, S., & Zhu, J. (2025) · Current Medicinal Chemistry · doi:10.2174/0109298673348645241226091059 · Cited by 4

GWAS summary-based pathway analysis correcting for the genetic confounding impact of environmental exposures

Fan, Q., Zhang, F., Wang, W., Xu, J., Hao, J., He, A., Wen, Y. F., Li, P., Liang, X., Du, Y., et al. (2017) · Briefings in Bioinformatics · doi:10.1093/bib/bbx025 · Cited by 4

Dissecting the association between psychiatric disorders and neurological proteins: a genetic correlation and two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization study

Huang, H., Cheng, S., Li, C., Cheng, B., Liu, L., Yang, X., Meng, P., Yao, Y., Pan, C., Zhang, J., et al. (2022) · Acta Neuropsychiatrica · doi:10.1017/neu.2022.10 · Cited by 4

Genetic prediction of modifiable lifestyle factors for erectile dysfunction

Xi, Y., Feng, Y., Bai, Y.-Q., Rui, W., Zhang, H., Su, Q. Y., Guo, Q., Li, C., Wang, Z., Pei, L., et al. (2024) · Sexual Medicine · doi:10.1093/sexmed/qfae010 · Cited by 4

Exploring the bidirectional relationship between metabolic syndrome and thyroid autoimmunity: a Mendelian randomization study

Chen, K., Sun, W., He, L., Dong, W., Zhang, D., Zhang, T., & Zhang, H. (2024) · Frontiers in Endocrinology · doi:10.3389/fendo.2024.1325417 · Cited by 5

Genetic correlation between circulating metabolites and chalazion: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Zhang, X., Cai, Y., Jiang, Y., Du, W., An, W., Fu, Q.-Q., & Chen, Y. (2024) · Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences · doi:10.3389/fmolb.2024.1368669 · Cited by 4

Gene–Environment Interactions for Searchers: Collaboration between Epidemiology and Molecular Genetics

van Os, J., Rutten, B. P. F., & Poulton, R. (2009) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0913-8_2 · Cited by 4

Folate in cancer and cardiovascular disease : prospective studies from the population-based northern Sweden health and disease study

Guelpen, B. R. V. (2006) · KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) · Cited by 4

Two-step Randomisation: Applying the Results of Small Feasibility Studies of Interventions to Large-scale Mendelian Randomisation Studies to Robustly Infer Causal Effects on Clinical EndpointsPreprint

Sandu, M., Beynon, R. A., Richmond, R. C., Ferreira, D. L. S., Hackshaw‐McGeagh, L., Smith, G. D., Metcalfe, C. D., Lane, J. A., & Martin, R. W. (2019) · Preprints.org · doi:10.20944/preprints201910.0276.v1 · Cited by 4

Multistage Genetic Association Studies

Thomas, D. C., & Conti, D. V. (2007) · Wiley Encyclopedia of Clinical Trials · doi:10.1002/9780471462422.eoct315 · Cited by 4

The diabetes exposome: interplay of environmental and genetic determinants in diabetes

Zia, B., Alkaabi, J., Agha, A., Sharma, C., & Ali, B. R. (2026) · Human Genomics · doi:10.1186/s40246-026-00987-y · Cited by 3

Mendelian randomization analysis reveals causal associations of inflammatory bowel disease with Spondylarthritis

Wang, M., & He, X. (2024) · Gene · doi:10.1016/j.gene.2024.148170 · Cited by 3

Gut Microbiota, Human Blood Metabolites, and Esophageal Cancer: A Mendelian Randomization Study

Xiuzhi, L. I., Xu, B., Yang, H., & Zhu, Z. (2024) · Genes · doi:10.3390/genes15060729 · Cited by 4

Syphilis susceptibility factors atlas: A wide-angled Mendelian randomization study

Xie, J., Guo, Y., Wang, M., Tong, M.-L., Zhu, X., & Lin, L. (2024) · Preventive Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.108033 · Cited by 3

Illuminating the enigmatic pathogenesis of Kawasaki disease: Unveiling novel therapeutic avenues by targeting FCGR3B-S100A12 pathway

Wu, M., Wang, W., Yang, Z., Long, G., Zhang, Y., & Yang, D. (2024) · European Journal of Pharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2024.177154 · Cited by 3

A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study of Tea‐Drinking Habits and Risk of Elevated Serum Uric Acid Levels

Yan, W., Wang, X., Peng, Z., Deng, Q., Zhu, M., Meng, F., Zhao, W., Zhou, W., Liu, N., Wu, J., et al. (2025) · International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases · doi:10.1111/1756-185x.70128 · Cited by 3

Personality Traits and Mental Disorders

Hakulinen, C. A., Jokela, M. M., Mika Kivimaki, B., & Elovainio, M. J. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108264822.018 · Cited by 4

Anxiety, Depression and Cognitive Dysfunction

Eysenck, M. W., & Holmes, A. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108264822.033 · Cited by 3

Personality at Work

Salgado, J. F., Anderson, N. R., & Moscoso, S. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108264822.040 · Cited by 4

Asparagine reduces the risk of schizophrenia: a bidirectional two-sample mendelian randomization study of aspartate, asparagine and schizophrenia

Liu, H.-H., Gao, Y., Xu, D., Du, X.-Z., Wei, S.-M., Hu, J.-Z., Xu, Y. J., & Liu, S. (2024) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-024-05765-5 · Cited by 3

The relationship between lipoproteins and the risk of esophageal cancer: a Mendelian randomization study

Cui, J., Zhang, R., & Li, L. (2024) · Frontiers in Nutrition · doi:10.3389/fnut.2024.1432289 · Cited by 3

Models of Personality Structure

Raad, B. D., & Barelds, D. P. H. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108264822.012 · Cited by 4

Cognitive Processes and Models

Matthews, G. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108264822.028 · Cited by 5

Basic Needs, Goals and Motivation

Szalma, J. L. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108264822.030 · Cited by 3

Personality in Cross-Cultural Perspective

Dragūns, J. G., & Tanaka‐Matsumi, J. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108264822.037 · Cited by 4

Gene-Environment Interplay

Irons, D. E., Mcgue, M., Iacono, W. G., & Oetting, W. S. (2012) · Advances in genetics · doi:10.1016/c2010-0-68398-2 · Cited by 3

What clinicians need to know about statistical issues and methods

Pickles, A. R., & Bedford, R. (2015) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781118381953.ch15 · Cited by 3

A second‐class science? A defence of observational epidemiology to make causal inferences

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